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Flags for the Fallen on Veterans Day

SCRANTON — One by one, flags were placed in front of the Veterans Resource Center on the Marywood University campus. For the third year in a row, the univ...
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SCRANTON -- One by one, flags were placed in front of the Veterans Resource Center on the Marywood University campus.

For the third year in a row, the university paid tribute with the flag display to thank those who served our country.

"We wanted to bring Dylan. He's my great nephew, and to show him what Veterans Day really means, and he wants to be a soldier when he grows up," Janet DeGrazio said.

Each of the flags here on the Marywood campus represents the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

For older veterans in our area, they say this is a moving tribute.

Victor Bolcavage of Archbald took a few moments to pay respect to these lives that were lost overseas.

He also wanted to pay respect to soldiers that were lost during his time in the service.

"Too many wars, too many flags. I don't know, I don't know what things are coming to. Every time you turn around, you see somebody's body coming home. It's hard," Bolcavage said.

After serving in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War, Bolcavage still remembers fighting on the front lines like it was just yesterday.

"I almost lost my whole platoon when we got caught up with the Chinese. It was cold up there. Freezing. I lost too many men," he said

On this Veterans Day, Bolcavage hopes everyone thanks our service men and women who continue to serve our country.

"They should really appreciate a lot of what these people gave up. They gave up a lot, family, they have to leave them behind. The children - that hurts. Hurts bad, real bad," he said.

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